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How to copy a DVD-9 using Nero Recode 2 |
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Ahead software just released the
new version of Nero Recode, Recode 2. This new program also includes Nero
Digital, the new video codec developed by ahead software, which is based
on MPEG4 like DivX and XviD. We have another guide about encoding a DVD To
Nero Digital, in this one, we are going to show how to copy a DVD-9 to an
empty DVD using Nero Recode.
You can download the latest version of Nero Recode from the site of ahead
software, note that you must have Nero Burning ROM for Nero Recode to work.
(I suggest you also get version 6.3.0.0 of Nero 6).
What you should know about Nero Recode is that the creator of the famous freeware
program DVD Shrink was working for this program, so it has to be good. After
working with this program I can say that it should be named DVD Shrink v4!
It has all the features of DVD Shrink, but also many more features like DVD
burning and other we are going to see right now! Let's start!
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Launch Nero Recode
2. In the first screen you should select what you want to do. Select
Copy Entire DVD to DVD.
Note: As Nero Recode tells
you at this very first screen it will not copy
commercial (protected) discs. You'll have to
get a software like AnyDVD in order to use
Nero Recode with these discs. I suggest you
get it while you can because even more programs
under the fear of lawsuits stop supporting
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This is the main
window of Nero Recode 2. Select Import DVD to open the DVD you want to
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Select the VIDEO_TS
folder of your DVD (remember that you should have a program like AnyDVD
running to use a commercial DVD). Then click OK. |
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An Analyzing window
will come up. Here it starts looking like DVD Shrink, doesn't it? Just
wait for it to finish. |
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Now your movie
is loaded. The Video Quality (1) shows the compression, (2) Shows the
audio tracks of the title you have selected and (3) is the target size.
Set (3) to DVD-5 as this is the size of file we want to create.
We are now going to see
how to remove some unwanted stuff.
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Select some
Extras you want to remove. If you want to remove them all you can just
select "Extras". Then click "Disable".
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Here we should
select what we want to replace the item we have removed with so that
it remains playable.
First option is Slide Show,
which is what we knew as Still Pictures in DVD Shrink, which is useless
and takes big enough space so we ignore it.
Custom picture will show a picture which tells that this feature is not
there. We can use Nero Recode's default one or select another one (2).
Finally Custom Color just shows a solid color and nothing more in the
place of the item we removed. Takes the less space.
After you have selected
what you want click OK.
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Finally your main
window should look like this. |
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Finally we are
going to remove any audio tracks we don't want in order to save space.
Select the Title under the
Main Movie as arrow (1) shows. Then at Audio tab (arrow 2) deselect
the audio track you don't need.
At the Subpicture tab deselect any subtitles you don't need.
After that click Next (3).
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At Burn Option
you have to select the Destination. Here we are going to select our
DVD writer so that we burn the disc rightaway.
Hard Disk Folder saves the files that Nero Recode creates so that you
can burn them later and Image Recorder creates an ISO image which we
can also burn later.
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Writing speed
and Number of copies don't need explaination...
Burn-at-once (1) burns the
DVD real-time, while Recode encodes the DVD. This way you can save
the burning time but any problem with the encoding will result a
destroyed disc. I suggest you don't use it, and if you do make sure
you have a powerful computer.
Advanced analysis (2) is
DVD Shrink's Deep Analysis. Will create a better copy but it will
also take the double time, the choice is yours...
Finally click Burn.
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Finally the
program encodes and burns the disc.
I really liked Nero Recode
2. It offers all that DVD Shrink does and also supports DVD burning
and produces a little better quality video in less time.
I think that with the last update Nero 6 Suite is all that a user needs!
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